so, contact your local waste disposal com-
pany.
Vehicle tool kit
General notes
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit: the TIREFIT kit is
located in the stowage well under the cargo
compartment floor.
Vehicles with a tire-change tool kit: the tire-
change tool kit is in the stowage well under
the cargo compartment floor.
Apart from certain country-specific variations,
the vehicles are not equipped with a tire-
change tool kit. Some tools for changing a
wheel are specific to the vehicle. For more
information on which tire changing tools are
required and approved to perform a wheel
change on your vehicle, consult a qualified
specialist workshop.
Tools required for changing a wheel may
include, for example:
R
Jack
R
Wheel chock
R
Lug wrench
R
Alignment bolt
Vehicles with a TIREFIT kit
:
Tire inflation compressor
;
Tire sealant filler bottle
=
Towing eye
X
Open the tailgate.
X
Lift the cargo compartment floor up
(
Y
page 256).
X
Use the TIREFIT kit (
Y
page 289) or remove
it.
Towing eye
=
is located under tire inflation
compressor
:
.
i
Example: equipment and country-specific
variations possible.
Vehicles with a tire-change tool kit
X
Open the tailgate.
X
Lift the cargo compartment floor up
(
Y
page 256).
X
Remove the tire-change tool kit.
The tire-change tool kit contains:
R
Jack
R
Lug wrench
R
Pair of gloves
R
Folding wheel chock
Flat tire
Preparing the vehicle
Your vehicle may be equipped with:
R
MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat proper-
ties) (
Y
page 288)
Vehicle preparation is not necessary on
vehicles with MOExtended tires.
R
a TIREFIT kit (
Y
page 287)
Vehicles equipped with MOExtended tires are
not equipped with a TIREFIT kit at the factory.
It is therefore recommended that you addition-
ally equip your vehicle with a TIREFIT kit if you
mount tires that do not feature run-flat charac-
teristics, e.g. winter tires. A TIREFIT kit may be
obtained from a qualified specialist workshop.
Information on changing and mounting wheels
(
Y
page 325).
X
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
level ground, as far away as possible from
traffic.
X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps.
X
Secure the vehicle against rolling away
(
Y
page 145).
X
If possible, bring the front wheels into the
straight-ahead position.
Flat tire
287
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